Mistaken Identity (Kim Carnes album)
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| Studio album by Kim Carnes | ||||
| Released | April 1981 | |||
| Recorded | December 1980-January 1981 | |||
| Genre | New Wave, pop rock | |||
| Length | 40:13 | |||
| Label | EMI America | |||
| Producer | Val Garay | |||
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Mistaken Identity, released in the spring of 1981, is the career-defining, Platinum-plus sixth studio album by Kim Carnes. It was one of 1981's biggest albums and produced Billboard 's #1 song for the entire year, "Bette Davis Eyes". It was nominated for the Album Of The Year Grammy Award.
The album spent four weeks at #1 on Billboard magazine's Top Albums chart, and was subsequently certified Platinum. The album spawned three singles, "Bette Davis Eyes", "Draw of the Cards" and the title track, which peaked at #1, #28 and #60 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, respectively.
The Mistaken Identity Tour found Carnes at the peak of success, selling out arenas and large venues.
Track listing
- "Bette Davis Eyes" (Donna Weiss, Jackie DeShannon) – 3:47
- "Hit and Run" (Donna Weiss, Jackie DeShannon) – 3:17
- "Mistaken Identity" (Kim Carnes) – 4:49
- "When I'm Away from You" (Frankie Miller) – 3:36
- "Draw of the Cards" (Kim Carnes, Dave Ellingson, Bill Cuomo, Val Garay) – 4:54
- "Break the Rules Tonite (Out of School)" (Kim Carnes, Dave Ellingson, Wendy Waldman) – 3:17
- "Still Hold On" (Kim Carnes, Eric Kaz, Dave Ellingson, Wendy Waldman) – 4:39
- "Don't Call It Love" (Tom Snow, Dean Pitchford) – 3:09
- "Miss You Tonite" (Kim Carnes) – 5:09
- "My Old Pals" (Richard Stekol) – 3:19
Chart positions
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[1] | 3 |
| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[2] | 36 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[3] | 4 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[4] | 1 |
| New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[5] | 1 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 26 |
| US Billboard 200[7] | 1 |
Personnel
- Bill Burks – Art Direction & Design
- Bill Cuomo – Prophet, Arranger (1,3)
- Brian Garofalo – Bass, Background Vocal
- Craig Krampf – Drums, Background Vocal
- Craig Hull – Electric & Slide Guitars, Background Vocal
- Daniel Moore – Background Vocal, Harmony Vocal (2;4;8;10)
- Danny Kortchmar – Acoustic Guitar (4;7)
- Dave Ellingson – Background Vocal, Harmony Vocal (2;3;7;8)
- David Alexander – Photography
- Don Francisco – Percussion (6;9)
- Doug Sax – Mastering
- Jerry Peterson – Saxophone
- Josh Leo – Electric Guitars, Mandolin, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocal
- Julia Tillman Waters – Harmony Vocal (4)
- Kim Carnes – Vocals, Piano (10)
- M.L. Benoit – Percussion
- Maxine Willard Waters – Harmony Vocal (4)
- Michael Brokaw – Management (Kragen & Co.), Direction
- Mike Reese – Mastered
- Niko Bolas – Engineering Assistance
- Paul Roberts – Cover Inspired by
- Steve Goldstein – Keyboards
- Val Garay – Producer, Recorder
- Waddy Wachtel – Electric Guitar (1), Acoustic Guitar (2), Background Vocal, Harmony Vocal (6)
- Wendy Waldman – Harmony Vocal (7)
| Preceded by Hi Infidelity by REO Speedwagon |
Billboard 200 number-one album June 27 - July 24, 1981 |
Succeeded by Long Distance Voyager by The Moody Blues |
References
- ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ↑ "Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ↑ "Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity". Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ↑ "Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ↑ "Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ↑ "Kim Carnes | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ↑ "Kim Carnes Album & Song Chart History" Billboard 200 for Kim Carnes. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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